Datasheet

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GMC-I Messtechnik GmbH
METRALINE RCD
CHECK
RCD Test Instrument
Touch voltage
Time to trip
Tripping current
Features
• Digital display, backlit color OLED display
• LED for measurement point illumination
• Patented means of securing the test probes
• Compact and rugged – for service calls and laboratory use
Applicable Regulations and Standards
Characteristic Values
Residual Current Devices (RCD) – General Specifications
Nom. residual current 10, 30, 100, 300, 500 mA
Deviation from nominal
residual current (-0/+0.1) I; I= I
N
, 2x I
N
, 5x I
N
Waveform of nominal
residual current Sinusoidal (AC), pulsating DC (A)
RCD type Standard and selective S
Initial polarity of
residual current 0° or 180°
Voltage range + 190 V to 255 V / 45 to 65 Hz
Residual Current Generated by the Tester (TRMS value at 20 ms):
Touch Voltage Uc and Uci
Nominal range per EN 61557-6: 3.0 to 49.0 V for a touch voltage
limit value of 25 V
Nominal range per EN 61557-6: 3.0 to 99.0 V for a touch voltage
limit value of 50 V
IEC 61010-1/-031
DIN EN 61010-1/-031
VDE 0411-1/-031
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for mea-
surement, control and laboratory use
Part 1: General requirements
Part 31: Safety requirements for hand-held probe as-
semblies for electrical measurement and test
IEC 61557-1/-6
DIN EN 61557-1/-6
VDE 0413-1/-6
Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to
1000 V AC and 1500 V DC – Equipment for testing,
measuring or monitoring of protective measures
Part 1: General requirements
Part 6: Effectiveness of residual current devices
(RCD) in TT, TN and IT systems
(IEC 61557-6:2007)
IEC 61326-1
DIN EN 61326-1
Electrical equipment for measurement, control and
laboratory use – EMC requirements –
Part 1: General requirements
DIN EN 60529
VDE 0470-1
Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code)
½ I
N
I
N
2 x I
N
5 x I
N
I
IN
(mA)
AC A AC A AC A AC A AC A
10 5 3.5 10 20 20 40 50 100
✓✓
30 15 10.5 30 42 60 84 150 212 ✓✓
100 50 35 100 141 200 282 500 — ✓✓
300 150 105 300 424 — — — — ✓✓
500 250 175 500 — — — — — ✓ —
Measuring Range Resolution Intrinsic Uncertainty Measuring Uncertainty
0.0 to 9.9 V
0.1 V
-0/+10%) rdg. +2 D -0/+10%) rdg. +3 D
10.0 ... 99.9 V -0/+10% rdg. -0/+10%) rdg. +1 D
Testing of residual current devices (RCDs)
• Measurement of touch voltage without tripping the RCCB.
Contact voltage is measured with reference to nominal residual current using
1
/
3
of the nominal residual current value.
• Tripping test with nom. residual current, time to trip measurement
Special tests for equipment and RCDs
• Testing of equipment and RCDs with rising residual current including indica-
tion of tripping current
• Testing of RCDs, I

N = 10, 30, 100, 300 and 500 mA
• Testing RCDs with ½ • I

N, 1 • I

N, 2 • I

N,
(5 • I

N up 100 mA nominal current)
• Testing RCDs with half-waves (pulsating direct current) for determining time
to trip and tripping current
Testing of special RCDs
• selective , type AC, type A
Measurement of line voltage and fault loop impedance
S